Lindsay Pliner, LCSW, LCADC
Belle Mead,NJ
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate clinician with a strong desire to further contribute to delivering exceptional care to our members. Respectful, hardworking, and adaptable professional with 10+ years of experience with working with individuals with mental health and substance abuse use disorders.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Health Clinician
Horizon BCBSNJ
Newark, NJ
10.2022 - Current
- Maintain daily caseload, conduct and complete concurrent reviews within necessary timeframe, utilize MCG and ASAM criteria, provide case coverage, advocate for member and/or family, coordinate member care with MDs and case managers, develop rapport with assigned facilities’ contacts, assist with training new hires.
Senior Social Worker
Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health
Princeton, NJ
08.2015 - 05.2024
- Served as Senior Social Worker for the First Responder Program from 11/2020-10/2022. Maintained excel database for alumni program, completed necessary paperwork for patient’s LOA, conducted follow up surveys to patient’s.
- Served as Interim Social Work Coordinator for Wing 6 from 3/2020-9/2020. Assigned daily cases to staff, attended biweekly coordinator meetings and distributed pertinent information to my team, coordinated case balancing with other wing coordinators, performed daily social work duties.
- Conducted assessments, formulated treatment plans, provided group and individual therapy, recommended and referred patients to appropriate aftercare, coordinated patient care with families and outside agencies.
Peer Outreach Worker/AmeriCorps
Spectrum Youth And Family Services
Burlington, VT
11.2011 - 08.2013
- Created connections between the drop-in center and local resources that provided at-risk and homeless youth with agencies and programs that can help with a variety of their needs, assisted clients with finding jobs, developing cover letters and resumes, provided free HIV testing and education.
Education
Master of Social Work -
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ2015
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT2011
Skills
- Utilization Management
- Case Management
- Discharge Planning
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Confidential Case Documentation
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Worker Training
Certification
- Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI)
Timeline
Behavioral Health Clinician
Horizon BCBSNJ
10.2022 - Current
Senior Social Worker
Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health
08.2015 - 05.2024
Peer Outreach Worker/AmeriCorps
Spectrum Youth And Family Services
11.2011 - 08.2013
Master of Social Work -
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Vermont